Vanity case



Mardi 7, 1933. BATCHELOR v 1,900,089

' VANITY CASE Filed Oct. 2, 1931 ffl/f] Patented Mar. 7, 1933 T OFFICE HAROLD' BATCHELOR, OF JERSEY CITY, NEEV JERSEY VANLY CASE Application filed October 2, `1931. Serial No. 566,426.

This invention relates to a vanity case and more particularly to a vanity case adapted to contain a cosmetic, such as face powder, in a loose forni. Y

An object of the invention is to construct the case in suoli manner that the powder will be unable to spill or leak therefrom.

Another object is to so construct the oase that it will. embody means by which the user m may be enabled to remove for each application the desired quantit of aowder from the case to suit individual requirements.

Another object is to provide simple and easily operated means to remove excess powder from the powder pud employed.

ifi further object is to arrange the various parts in suoli manner that the case will be of a neat and attractive appearance both inside and out. Y Other objects and aims of the invention, more or less specific than those referred to above, will be in part obvious and in part pointed out in the course of the following description of the elements, combinations, arrangements of parts andV applications of principles constituting the invention; and the scope of protection contemplated will be indicated in the appended claims.

ln the accompanying drawing which is to be taken as a part of this specification, and in which l have sliown'merely a preferred form of embodiment of the invention z- Figure 1 is a cross section through the case` embodying the invention and showing the case closed, and

Fig. 2 is a plan view showing the case opened and with the pud portion partly broken away.

Referring to the illustrative embodiment Llo shown in the drawing, the vanity case is rpreferably formed with a cupped lid 10 hinged as at 12 to a similarly cupped base 14.

rlhe lid portion 10 and base portion le are, in the preferred embodiment, both of circular contour, but it will be understood that other sliapes may be used without do parture from the spirit of the invention.

rlhe lid 10 and base le. are preferably of similar size so that the cupped edges there- 5o of meet as at 16 in abutting relation.v

rlhe lid 10 contains thel usual mirror 18 which is retained in position by an annular member 2O secured to the inner lside of the for removal from the case as desired.

The puif 22 has the outer marginal portion of its upper surfacev 24 engaging the annular member 20 of the lid.

`The outer annular portion of the lower surface 26 of the puff 22 engages one leg as 23 of a circular angle member 30, the other leg asl 24- of which member is secured to the inner side surface of the base 14 and has a portion projecting beyond the abutting edges 16 andy telcscoping into the lid 10 where it engages the annular member 2O when the lid 104 is closed.

ln 'this manner the puff 22 is gripped by its annular marginal portion between the leg 23 of the angle member 30 and the annular member 20'01": the lid when the lid is closed. l The interior of the case is sealed by the projecting leg 24; of the angle member 30 which extends across the butt joint 16.

The pui/f 22 is preferably of soft, downy material particularly on its lower surface 26 while the remainder of the main body thereof may be of more durablel texture as will be apparent.

The base 14 is provided with an inner liner or pan 32 which is adapted to contain the cosmetio, such as face powder in a loose form. Thefpan 32 ts'closely rotatably within the base ill and is provided with a cupped edge 34C the outer surface of which closely engages the inner side surface of the cupped base 14.

In the pan 32 are a plurality of scraper members which, in the instance illustrated, are formed from a pair of separate strips each having arms 558-38 at substantially right.

angles 'to each other. The arms 38 may abut at the center of the pan 32 as shown in Fig. 2 and they may be fixed to the floor of the pan by flange parts 40-40 of the strips. f

The individual arms 38 may be slightly curved at their outer ends, as at 12, and they are of afwidth such that their Lipper edges project into and are adapted to rub along the downy surface 26 of the powder' pui'f 22 whenever the pan is rotated.

A suitable handle member 48 is provided for rotating the pan and this comprises a fiat plate extending below the base la and having a circular center portion 50 and an integral upturned linger grip portion 52 at one side of the base.

The center portion 50 of the handle has a raised portion 54 which projects into an opening 56 formed through the bottom wall of the base and abuts the underside of the pan.

rlfhe handle i8 and the scraper arms 38 may be secured to the pan 32 as by the rivets 58 or in any other desired manner.

ln use the vanity case may first be turned so that the base la is uppermost. This will insure the powder in the base lll coming into contact with the downy surface 26 of the puff 22.

lt will be appreciated that different users of cosmetics desire diderent amounts of pow der on the puif according to individual taste. accordingly, the case may now be reversed to bring the lid l0 uppermost, and the handle e8 may be operated to rotate the arms 38 for thereby scraping oli' from the downy surface of the pui a certain proportion of the powder adhering thereto. The amount of powder 'remaining will depend upon the amount of rotation of the arm.

The lid may then be opened and the pufl' removed from the case to apply the powder in the usual way. I

It will be readily seen that each individual user of the device may obtain from the case a powder pud containing the quantity of powder desired and that this quantity may always be practically the same providing similar scraping action is performed in each instance.

lt will also be seen that familiarity with the use of the device will lead to the correct amount of powder being obtained each time as disclosed herein resides in the fact that the loose powder contained within the pan 32 is so retained that there will be little likelihood of any part thereof leaking out of the pan or even of getting onto the surface of the mir- 55. ror' 18 when the case-is closed. The pan which contains the powder is a complete and efficient carrier therefor. lt has no bottom openings through which the powder could leak, and its upturned marginal wall or flange definitely contines the powder and fits so closely to the inner annular surface of the base lll that there is scant likelihood of any-of the powder ever finding its way downwardly between the bottom wall of the pan and the bottom wall of `V the base where it must needs go before it can possibly move through the pivot opening 56 in the bottom of the base. Even if any powder should find its way downwardly between the bottom wall of the pan and the bottom wall of the base, the rotary movement of the pan would produce such a divergent, or centrifugal, effect upon it that it would be more likely to move outwardly away from the pivot opening than toward the pivot opening.

The powder can not move upwardly onto the upper surface of the puff or onto the face of the mirror when the case is closed because at this time the puff itself constitutes a scale ing gasket over the top of the pan, it being noted that the entire marginal edge portion of the puff is clamped tightly between the annular member 20 of the lid and the inwardly projecting leg 23 of the angle member 30 of the base.

lf desired the sealing effect of the pu may be made more efficient by having either or both of the members 2O or 23 formed with one or more annular ribs thereon adapted to bite into the material of the puff, one such annular rib, as 59, being illustrated in the drawing as being formed upon the member 20.

The frictional engagement of the pan and handle with the base may be sufficient to retain these elements against unintentional movement, but if desired additional means may be provided and to this end the drawing suggests the provision of a relatively raised portion as 60 upon the base disposed so as to be engaged by the finger grip portion 52 of the handle, it being noted that this `nger grip portion has a certain degree of resiliency adapting it to spring slightly when forced into engagement with the portion 60, thereby generating an amply tight frictional grip to retain the handle removably in a normal position with the linger grip resting against the portion 60.

Any suitable means may be employed for retaining the cover in a normal closed position and for this purpose the drawing sug-V gests a slight protuherance as 61 formed upon the upstanding leg 2li of the angle member 30 and a Acorresponding slight recess 62 formed upon the telescoping portion of the lid so that these parts may snap into and out of retaining position in a well understood manner, it being obvious of course that the parts concerned have ample resilience to permit of this action.

As many changes could be made in this construction without departing from the scope of the invention, as defined in lthe following claims, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description, or shown in the accompanying drawing, shall be interpreted as illustrative only and not in a limiting sense.

The purpose of curving the arms 38 as above referred to, is to cause a certain degree of circular movement, or agitation, of the .movement will be particularly pronounced when the case is in its inverted position so that the powder rests upon the non-rotating surface ofthe puff 22, and the degree or vspeed of movement will depend largely upon they degree of curvature of the'` arms, as will be readily understood.

When the pan is rotated in the opposite direction the amount ofthe powder within the respective compartments will of course be reversed.

If desired the linger grip portion 52 may be extended upwardly and turned inwardly Y at its upper end so as tok provide a downwardly facing ledge 65 at' said upper end adapted when the handle is in engagement with the member to overlie an upwardly facing ledge 66 of the lid portion ofL the device and thus constitute a latch for holding the lid portion more positively against accidental opening. It is simply necessary to swing the finger grip portion to one side or the other of the ledge 66 to disengage therefrom for permitting the opening of the lid.

In some instances the ledge may be f formed with a slight `protuberan-ce as ,67

thereon for snapping linto a central seat as 68 provided to receive it in the 'ledge 66, thus to hold the finger grip portion 4against accidental movement out of engagement with the lid. It will be understood that the resilience of the finger grip portion provides a proper snapengagement of the elements 67 and 68.

' metic, a puff in the container adapted to receive cosmetic, and means movably mounted within the container constituting a scraper movable to scrape off a portion of the cosmetic from the surface of the puff.

2. In a vanity case, a container for cosmetic, a puff in the container adapted to receive cosmetic on one surface thereof, and means movable acrosssaid surface to determine the quantity of cosmetic present thereon.

3. In a vanity case, a container for cosmetic, a puff in the ,container adapted to receive cosmeticy on one surface thereof, scraper members in the container and engaging said surface of the puff, and means operable from the exterior of the container to move said scraper across said surface to determine the quantity of cosmetic present thereon.

4. In a vanity case, a base member having cupped edges thereon, a closure member having cupped edges abutting .the edges of said base, means projecting from the base across the 'abuttingedges and into the closure member to seal said edges, a pan in the base adapted to contain cosmetic, a puff supported by said mentioned means to receive cosmetic from the pan, and means co-operative with the puff to determine the quantity of cosmetic received therebv including a scraper within the pan arranged to scrape cosmetic from the surface of the puff.

5. In a vanity case, a base member adapted Lto contain cosmetic, a puff arranged to re.

c'eive vcosmetic from the base memberv on one surface of the puff, scraperrmembers carried by the base member and engaging saidsurface of the puff, and means operable from the exterior ofthe base to move said scraper members across the surface of the puii:l to determine the quantity of cosmetic present thereon. i

6. In a vanity case, a base member adapted to contain cosmetic, a puff arranged to receive cosmetic from the base member onl one surface of the puf, scraper members carried by thev base member and engaging said surface ofthe puff, and means operable from the exterior of the base member to move said scraper members across the surface of the puff to determine the quantity of cosmetic present thereon, said last means comprising a part extending across the base member ibe-v yond the center thereof and having an up turned edge at one side of said base member, means to secure the scraper members to the plate, and the upturned edge of the plate constituting finger-grip means whereby the scraper members may be moved. y

7 A vanity case comprising a base member and a closurey member pivotally connected together, the base member being adapted to contain a quantity of-loose powder, a powder puff arranged to overlie said powder, and said base member and said closure member having parts co-operative when the case is yclosed to grip the powder puff and hold sai-d powder puff as a sealing gasket againstl displacement of the powder.

. 8. A vanity case comprising a base member and a closure member pivotally connect- Aed together, the Ibase member being adapted closed to grip the powder puff and hold said powder pu'd as a sealing gasket against displacement of the powder, together with a movable container for the powder whereby to move the-powder with respect to the powder puff, and means .by which to move said powder container from without the base.

9. A vanity case comprising a base member and a closure member pivotally connected together, the base member being adapted to contain a quantity of loose powder, a powder puff arranged. to overlie said powder, and said base member and said closure member having parts co-operative when the base is closed to grip the powder puff and hold said powder puff as a scaling; gasket against displacement of the powder, together with a movable container for the powder whereby to move the powder with respect to the ,powder puff, means by which to move said powder container from without the case, and means to hold the container against unintentional movement.

10. in a vanity case, a container for cosmetic, a puff in the container adapted to receive cosmtic on one surface thereof, scraper members in the container radiating from the central portion of the container and engaging said surface of the puff, and means to swing said scraper members about said surface.

11. A vanity case comprising a base member, a closure member, the base member having a plurality of radially extending arms therein dividing the base into a plurality of separate compartments each adapted to contain a quantity of loose powder, a powder puff arranged to overlie said compartments in engagement withV said arms so as to receive powder from said compartments, means to swing said arms about a common center at the center of said puff so as to scrape along the surface of the puff, and said arms being curved radiallyfor the purpose set forth.

12. In a vanity case, a container for cosmetic, a puff in the container adapted to receive cosmetic on one surface thereof, scraper means, and means to cause relative movement of the scraper means across said surface of the puff to thereby determine the quantity of cosmetic present upon said surface.

18. In a vanity case, a base member adapted to contain cosmetic, a puff arranged to receive cosmetic from the base member on one surface of the puihscraper members carried by the base member and engaging said surface of the puff, and means operable to move said scraper members across the surface of the puff to determine the quantity of cosmetic present thereon.

14. In a vanity case, a base member adapted to contain cosmetic, a puff arranged to receive cosmetic from the base member on one surface of the puff, scraper members carried by the base member and engaging said surface of the puff, and means operable from the eX- terior of the base member to mov-e said scraper members across the surface of the puff `to determine the quantity of cosmetic present thereon, said last means comprising a part fixed to said scraper members and projecting through an opening of the base member said part having a portion extending to the marginal edge of the base member and there providing a finger grip by which to move said part.

15. ln a vanity case, a base member adapted to contain cosmetic, a. puff arranged to receive lcosmetic from the base member on one surface of the pufl', scraper members carried by thebase member and engaging said surface of the puff, and means operablefrom the eX- terior of the base member to move said scraper members across the surface of the puff to determine the quantity of cosmeticpresentthereon, said last means comprising a part fixed to said scraper members and projecting through an opening formed through a wall of the base member and to a position of accessibility eX- teriorly of the base member. I

16. In a vanity case, a container, a pan rotatably mounted within the container adapted to contain a quantity of cosmetic, a non-rotatable puff support also within the container, a puff supported by said puff support, means comprised in the container movable into and out of position holding the puff stationary with said puff support, and means by which to rotate the pan for app-lying cosmetic to the stationary puff.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and Stateof New Ycrlr, this 25th day of September, 1931. i

HAROLD BATCHELOB. 

